A career Marine's transition back to the other side

Military/Veteran Transitionnews for 3/3/14

Marines confront stigma of post-traumatic stress (Marine Corps Times) A staff noncommissioned officer whose angry tirade on a reality TV show made gossip site headlines around the country is reaching out for help with his post-traumatic stress. Now he is encouraging other Marines who are struggling to do the same.

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Chase donation boosts USF veterans’ services (Tampa Bay Online) The University of South Florida has earned another feather in its veteran-friendly cap, landing $235,750 of a $1 million national commitment to vets’ education by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Oil industry courts veterans (Minot Daily News) With the recent announcement by the the U.S. Defense Department that major cuts to the defense budget will drastically decrease active troop numbers, a lot of veterans will be looking to transition back into civilian life into a country that still has economic troubles.

Army, Guard Prep To Battle Over People, Planes (Defense News) In the week between Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s unveiling of the broad
outlines of the Pentagon’s 2015 budget request and the full rollout of the numbers on March 4, the Army’s chief of staff was largely out of the country.

2nd Annual NEK Veterans Summit at Lyndon State College (VtDigger.com) The Lyndon State College Veterans Club, in partnership with the LSC Veterans Student Support Committee and other veteran service organizations, will be hosting the 2nd Annual NEK Veterans Summit at the college on Saturday, March 15.

Tennessee Veterans Homes among the best in U.S. News and World Report rankings (Clarksville Online) Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder joins the Tennessee State Veterans Homes (TSVH) Board in celebrating the announcement from U.S. News & World Report 2014 which names the Tennessee State Veterans Homes in Knoxville and Murfreesboro among the best in the country.